John Nieves

HMD Now Its Own Brand, Takes Over Nokia Phone Branding

Human Mobile Devices, or more popularly known as HMD, are stepping out of the shadows of their Nokia smartphones and into the limelight. HMD has announced that they’re now their own brand, and will now start developing and selling HMD-branded smartphones alongside Nokia-branded ones. The move allows HMD to not only continue to sell Nokia-branded […]

GCash App Disappears From Play Store, Still Works In Philippines

Last night the GCash app suddenly disappeared from the Google Play Store. As of press time (2 AM) the app is nowhere to be found, which is unusual, but not unprecedented. Unfortunately, the GCash app disappearing from the Play Store has already generated a lot of fake news online, specifically some netizens claiming that GCash […]

How To Turn Off @Everyone tags in Facebook

Are you getting sick and tired of getting tagged in posts that use the Facebook command @everyone? Tired of your previous acquaintance dragging you kicking and screaming into their “I’m the main character posts” every time you open Facebook? Don’t worry, you just have to follow the steps down below and you’ll finally be rid […]

itel P55 (4G) Lands With Budget Price In the Philippines

itel has been killing it in the budget segment of the market, and today the company has officially launched the non-5G version of one of its best-selling phones. The itel P55 (4G) has a relatively low price in the Philippines, and features mostly the same things that made its 5G sibling great. Read: The itel […]

Globe At Home Outs New 1 Year, GFiberSURF UNLI 9999 Prepaid Plan

Need a secondary connection but don’t want to be locked into long, 24-month contracts? Well, Globe At Home officially announced their new GFiberSURF UNLI 9999 plan that gives prepaid fiber units a year of unlimited internet connection. The promo is aimed at people with short-term leases or who need a secondary internet connection that’s not […]

Top 5 Gatcha Games Of 2024

You can’t escape Gatcha Games on mobile as it’s probably the biggest genre of games that’s available on both iOS and Android. Because of the sheer number of developers, franchises, and settings that are on tap for both operating systems, it’s hard to find really good ones to sink both time and money into. We’ve […]

How to Recover Your Hacked Google Account

A Google account nowadays is worth its weight in gold in the dark web, as your typical Android user usually has several services and passwords tied to it at any given time. That’s why recovering it from a hack is so important, as your primary Google account and email are usually tied to your banking […]

Smart Still Fastest In Download Speeds In PH For Q4 2023

Smart is still the fastest among the three telcos in the Philippines when it comes to download speeds according to OOKLA in Q4 of 2023. The telco recorded a median download speed of 37.64 Mbps, compared to its main competitors Globe, which scored a median download speed of 26.44 Mbps, and DITO, which nabbed just […]

Review: Huawei’s Crazy-looking FreeClip Works Insanely Well

Huawei FreeClip Review verdict: despite looking weird Huawei’s latest open-fit buds work well as a Shokz alternative in the Philippines, though don’t expect the same stellar audio quality as their other audio products because of its unique design. Pros Once it clips on, it stays on Automatically knows which side is which Stellar battery life […]

ASUS ROG Phone 8 Pro Philippines Hands-on: For The Normies

ASUS ROG Phone 8 Pro Philippines Hands-on initial verdict: The ROG Phone 8 Pro sheds many of its polarizing, gaming-centric features in favor of a cleaner design and better day-to-day usability. It’s the most normal we’ve ever seen the ROG Phone, and it’s all the better for it. ASUS ROG Phone 8 Pro Philippines Hands-on: […]